Memory Monday

If you follow my photo blog HERE you have already seen these pictures but I wanted to tell a little more about these beautiful pictures. These peony bushes have been in our family nearly 100 years.  Mom is almost 88 and her mother got the flowers from her mother- in - law. My great grandmother, Sallie Ziegler had them at her house/store building in North Chattanooga. My grandmother got some and moved them to their house in Eastdale, then East Brainerd and then the Tyner section of town. This is where I remember them growing up they were in my side yard, they were in this yard for about 50 years.  Always so pretty and smelled so good. My grandmother always wanted to take some to the cemeteries when they bloomed. 
When mom and dad moved in 1989 they moved them and gave my brother and I some. Mine have never done as well as the ones at mom's house. I enjoy them so much and spend time on memory lane while they are blooming.

Morning Glory

 Notice the bee on the left and the butterfly on the right in this picture.

                                 Hope you enjoy the last of my flowers!

Moss Rose

I love flowers but in no way have a green thumb. I love the Moss Rose and planted seeds this spring, guess they got too much rain and died. So I bought a plant which is what you see above.

The picture is before we went on vacation. It almost died while we were on vacation, forgot to ask the neighbor to water the flowers. I think it will survive.

When we bought our house the people left a planter of Moss Rose on the deck. We enjoyed them for several years but then they died. We've had them several times over the years but they only lasted one summer.

Hydrangeas

I love Hydrangeas. If you look close at the picture of my house growing up from the previous post you will see Hydrangeas. These were always there for as long as I knew. My mother and dad had them dug up when they moved. She has one at her house and I have part and my brother also has part. I don't know just how old they are but they are wonderful flowers. Here are some pictures of mine this year.

I remember one year growing up some people stopped and asked if they could take a picture of the Hydrangeas they were so pretty.